Li Receives William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award

April 29, 2025

IIT-affiliated faculty member Dr. Hui Li was selected as one of ten MSU faculty to receive the William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award in 2025. William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Awards are made each year to members of the faculty for outstanding total service to the University. Each college making nominations for the award has its own detailed criteria and methods for nomination. The nominations are based on teaching; advising; research; publications; art exhibitions; concert performances; committee work; public service including extension, continuing education and work with government agencies; or a combination of these activities. Final selection of William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award winners is made by an All-University Awards Committee appointed by the President.

Li is a professor in the Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences as well a co-investigator on Project 5 of the MSU Superfund Research Program.  Dr. Li's research expertise is in the area of environmental soil chemistry, and the fate and transport of contaminants in plant-soil-water systems.